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New Jupiter-Sized Planet Found

August 26, 2004
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ASTRONOMERS using telescopes not much larger than the spyglass Galileo wielded 400 years ago have found a huge new planet the size of Jupiter orbiting a bright, distant star. It is the first planet to be found by an international group, including US academics, using telescopes within the price-range of amateurs.